Guachochi
Guachochi | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Guachochi |
| Official Website | http://www.guachochi.com.mx |
| Founded | Mid-18th century |
| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,513 |
| Postal code | 33180 |
| Area code | 649 |
| Demonym | Guachochiteco |
Guachochi is a city in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14,513,[1] up from 12,385 in 2005.[2]
History
The settlement was originally founded by Jesuit missionaries in the mid-18th century. In 1952, Guachochi (then only a small village) was chosen as the location of one of the first two Indigenist Centres of the National Indigenist Institute (INI). It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara. The region of Guachochi is rich in history, and old Jesuit missions are kept in several of their communities from the colony. Guachochi was established in the middle of the 18th century as part of a mission, which name is Guachochi, even though, there are no findings of the old temple. Tónachi, Yoquivo, the temple of Our Lady of Loreto of Yoquivo, the temple of Our Lady of Pilar de Norogachi, in Norogachi are places where old Jesuit buildings are still conserved.
Media
Guachochi is home to XETAR-AM, a government-run community radio station that broadcasts to the local area in Spanish, Tarahumara and Tepehuano.
References
- ^ "Guachochi". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Guachochi". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal.